The Legacy of Thomas Merton: Volume 92

by Patrick Hart (Editor)

Overview

When he entered Gethsemani Abbey in 1941, Merton embraced a hidden life . By the time he died nearly thirty years later, he was well known as ‘a witness to life', a friend of people around the world, and a keen observer of both church and society. Those who knew him and who have studied his published works reflect here on his influence on Church and society.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780879079925
Publisher:	Liturgical Press
Publication date:	07/01/1986
Series:	Cistercian Studies , #92
Pages:	254
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.59(d)
Age Range:	1 - 17 Years

About the Author

Patrick Hart, OCSO, a native of Green Bay, Wisconsin, entered the Abbey of Gethsemani in 1951 and served as secretary to Thomas Merton during the last year of his life. He has edited many books by and about Thomas Merton during the thirty-eight years since the latter's death on December 10, 1968. He has served on the board of directors for Cistercian Publications for the past thirty years.

Editorial Reviews

One of the more comprehensive and balanced books on Merton to appear lately. . . .
The Louisville Courier-Journal


. . . It is not to be rushed, but read piece by piece, essay by essay, image by image.
Highway

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